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Chatter on social media about when first-year New York Giants<\/a> head coach John Harbaugh could make a switch from current starting quarterback Jameis Winston<\/a>\u00a0to recently acquired backup J.J. McCarthy<\/a> grew noticeably louder after the Arizona Cardinals<\/a>\u00a0took a 14-3 lead over the Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, Winston ultimately helped the Giants rally back to earn a 36-24 win that improved New York to 3-1 and dropped Arizona to 1-3 on the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>season.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Following that victory, Giants right guard Francis Mauigoa spoke with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Darryl Slater<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0of NJ Advance Media about what Winston is offering the club that lost QB1 Jaxson Dart for at least the rest of the regular season\u00a0due to a knee injury he suffered on Sept. 21.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “He\u2019s a leader at heart, and he takes care of business, just like how you saw [Sunday],” Mauigoa said about Winston.\u00a0<\/p>\n The veteran signal-caller gave the Giants what has often been referred<\/a> to as the full “Jameis Winston\u00a0experience” against the Cardinals. While he tossed two interceptions on Sunday afternoon,\u00a0<\/span>he also completed 18-of-29 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns to notch a second straight win as New York’s fill-in starter.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Resilient, man,” Giants running back Cam Skattebo said about how Winston did well to bounce back from mistakes against Arizona. “Obviously, he threw a couple picks, but he led us. He operated fast, well, smart \u2014 the things that he did to be able to control the game. At the end of the day, he did what we needed him to do. He got out of things that most quarterbacks wouldn\u2019t get out of. And he won the game.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Giants seemingly<\/a> want to give McCarthy plenty of time to get comfortable with the playbook and his new teammates before the club either puts him in a game or hands him a start. It sounds like Giants running back Najee Harris is just fine with that plan as long as Winston produces multiple touchdowns per contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I think it shows you what type of team we are \u2014 and what we\u2019re capable of,” Harris told Slater about the Giants’ win over the Cardinals. “Jameis is just a resilient player. And he showed it. He\u2019s our leader. Jameis is our quarterback. We\u2019re going to stick with Jameis no matter what.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Giants as three-point underdogs for their Week 5 matchup at the 1-3 Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0on Oct. 11. One can’t help but wonder whether Skattebo and other Giants players will feel\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disrespected<\/span><\/span><\/a> by that line.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJameis Winston hailed as a leader for the Giants<\/h2>\n
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